Richmond Defeats George Mason in High-Scoring Thriller Behind Doogan's 37 Points

Wednesday, January 8

Richmond, Va.

6 p.m.

University of Richmond

12-5,3-1Atlantic 10

George Mason

12-3,2-2Atlantic 10

George Mason

Richmond

Richmond Defeats George Mason in High-Scoring Thriller Behind Doogan's 37 Points

01/08/2025 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – Behind a stellar career-high performance from Maggie Doogan, the University of Richmond women's basketball team picked up an 88-86 win over visiting George Mason on Wednesday night inside the Robins Center to move to 12-5 overall and 3-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, while the Patriots fell to 12-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

Richmond Starters
Sweeney, Hill, Ullstrom, Doogan, Budnik

How it Happened
Rachel Ullstrom got things going with a layup before the Patriots stormed to an 11-2 lead to respond. Faith Alston made an immediate impact after coming into the game, netting a triple with 6:20 left in the quarter to cut the deficit to 11-5. Mason was able to preserve its lead at nine, 16-7, before Addie Budnik posted five points to bring the game within four, 16-12. The Patriots then built a 16-point lead, 28-12, before Ullstrom ended the scoring drought and the quarter with a triple, 28-15.

The teams exchanged points to open the second quarter, as George Mason preserved a 15-point lead before Ally Sweeney posted a layup, sparking a 7-0 run for the Spiders, cutting the deficit to 32-24. After a lone layup from the opposition, Sweeney again capitalized on a jumper to bring the Spiders within six, 36-30. George Mason managed another trey before the Spiders went on a 5-0 run with efforts from Sweeney and Budnik to come within four, 39-35. Mason then pushed their lead to five, 43-38, before Doogan, Budnik, and Anna Camden combined for 11 points to hand the Spiders a four-point lead, 49-45, at the half.

Doogan opened the third quarter with a layup for a 51-45 advantage. The Patriots then scratched back and retook the lead off a triple, 54-53, but Doogan posted three points off a hoop-and-harm and gave UR back the lead, 56-54. The teams exchanged a few points before a pair of free throws and a triple from Hill gave the Spiders a two-point lead, 66-64. Doogan ended the quarter with another two free throws as George Mason posted a buzzer-beater layup to head into the fourth quarter with a slight 68-66 Spider lead.

Hill opened the fourth quarter with a layup before Mason responded and took the lead at 71-70. Budnik gave Richmond back the lead from a layup of her own, but the opposition responded with a free throw to tie the game at 72. After exchanging points, Doogan posted a triple, and Ullstrom followed with a layup to take an 81-77 lead. The Patriots then went on a short 5-0 run before Budnik ended the scoring threat with a triple. Mason managed to tie the game at 86 with 1:12 left, but Doogan was able to put back a layup for the 88-86 home win. Mason attempted a final layup but was unable to capitalize.

Notes on the Game

Maggie Doogan had a stellar night, shooting 12-for-18 from the floor, 3-for-6 from deep, and 10-for-11 from the free throw line for a career-high 37 points, tied for fourth-most in Spider women's basketball history. The junior finished the night matching a career-high eight assists, four rebounds, one block and two steals.
Addie Budnik (17), Rachel Ullstrom (12) and Ally Sweeney (12) also scored in double figures. Ullstrom and Hill led the team with six rebounds each.
As a team, the Spiders shot 31-for-52 (59.6%) from the floor, 12-for-25 (48%) from deep and 14-for-16 (87.5%) from the charity stripe. In addition, the Spiders recorded 30 rebounds, 20 assists, three blocks and two steals. Richmond also forced the Patriots into six turnovers resulting in nine points.
The game saw eight ties and 16 lead changes.
This marks the third game this season a player has posted 30 or more points for Richmond, as Ullstrom posted 35 against Oakland and 32 at Temple to open the season.
Head Coach Aaron Roussell notched his 50th Atlantic 10 Conference win. His A-10 total moves to 50-33.

From Maggie Doogan and Aaron Roussell

Up Next
The Spiders hit the road on Sunday, traveling to Davidson on for a matchup with the Wildcats at 3 p.m. before playing host to St. Bonaventure on Jan. 15 at 6 p.m.